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About Lynes
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This website is meant to be a fun and entertaining way to look at family  history
 and connect people like pieces in a puzzle.

It is fascinating to look at old photos. The one's included in this site are mostly from Welland and Kenilworth. This tree has roots in Belitsa, Bulgaria Bitola Macedonia, Kerry County, Ireland, Schurheim Alsace, France and England.

The Wellington County Museum in Fergus has artifacts and records of much of the information in this site. I thank Larry Lyons for his original research and Marilyn Tone Gray who wrote the book "Now We are Many" which is a magnificent document tracing the lineage of the Brohman Family. A recent 2003  publication, "Faith and Foundations" by George Leo Kraemer is available for  purchase from Gogol Press in Moncton. Ken Hanson has contributed photos from  his trips to Maryhill and Kenilworth. More recently, Amazon.com has provided useful information.

Dr. Frank Lynes donated The Lynes Blacksmith Shop and all it's properties to the Township of Wellington North. In 2017 the Lynes Blacksmith Shop Committee was formed and work began in its restoration and several open houses have taken place. The COVID Pandemic has prevented recent public events.

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Note for Researchers:

Garafraxa (West) Twp. in historical WELLINGTON Co.
 Opened in 1821.

Jesse E. Middleton, The Province of Ontario: a History: 1615-1927, published 1927 What remains of Garafraxa Twp. in Wellington Co. is only the western portion of the full  township, the east portion having ceded to Dufferin Co. in 1879. The intact (original)  Garafraxa Twp. had 25 Lots running northward with Concession 1 to 19,A,C running eastward.  Garafraxa (West) is restricted to Concessions 1 to 8 (see early Patent Map). For our  Transcription Projects, where early Directories and Maps have covered the township before the  split, we have manually separated out records into East- and West- portions. Researchers are  advised to check both.


 
Donations in support of the Lynes Blacksmith Shop can be made out to the Township of Wellington North with donation receipts being issued for amounts greater than $25.00.
 
Please send your completed Donation Form and cheque to the following address: 
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Lynes Blacksmith Shop
c/o Mount Forest Museum & Archives
PO Box 34
102 Main St. 
Mount Forest, ON N0G 2L0
 
Please Note The Township of Wellington North is required to make the donation receipt out based on the information on the cheque - that is, the true donor.
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Getting Around
There are several ways to browse the family tree. The Tree View graphically shows the relationship of selected person to their kin. The Family View shows the person you have selected in the center, with his/her photo on the left and notes on the right. Above are the father and mother and below are the children. The Ancestor Chart shows the person you have selected in the left, with the photograph above and children below. On the right are the parents, grandparents and great-grandparents. The Descendant Chart shows the person you have selected in the left, with the photograph and parents below. On the right are the children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Do you know who your second cousins are? Try the Kinship Relationships Tool. Your site can generate various Reports for each name in your family tree. You can select a name from the list on the top-right menu bar.

In addition to the charts and reports you have Photo Albums, the Events list and the Relationships tool. Family photographs are organized in the Photo Index. Each Album's photographs are accompanied by a caption. To enlarge a photograph just click on it. Keep up with the family birthdays and anniversaries in the Events list. Birthdays and Anniversaries of living persons are listed by month. Want to know how you are related to anybody ? Check out the Relationships tool.

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